Anyway, now we shall just see what we get... Won't say anything that hopes stuff, 'cause I know that the best ones will be picked.Instead, I hope good luck to Thalar for reading our stuff. I know it can be a burden sometimes to read +200 pages of text.

True, as I think anyone wanting to participate in this actually put a lot of effort behind their works.But sadly, they can't add everything we write up here... Or else there'd be more than 20 clans soon enough running around.

I would be happy with any of the clans people wrote, i think everyone put a lot of thought and effort into their work, obviously I would be happiest with my clan, I mean I'm totally non-biased at all. But 20+ pages is insane, I only had about 4 pages

Eltharrion wrote:True, as I think anyone wanting to participate in this actually put a lot of effort behind their works.But sadly, they can't add everything we write up here... Or else there'd be more than 20 clans soon enough running around.

That would make for populating other Drow cities and minor clans in Chel really well though, if you think about it. But our ideas and Kern's ideas don't always run in parallel, so yeah.

Well, my edited down version (and only because of the deadline!) comes in at 18 pages. There is SO much more I wanted to include, it's probably a good thing I only had time to hit the highlights.

Pitdragon wrote:

Eltharrion wrote:True, as I think anyone wanting to participate in this actually put a lot of effort behind their works.But sadly, they can't add everything we write up here... Or else there'd be more than 20 clans soon enough running around.

That would make for populating other Drow cities and minor clans in Chel really well though, if you think about it. But our ideas and Kern's ideas don't always run in parallel, so yeah.

I left some deliberate vague areas in my clan backstory for Thalar and/or Kern to build off of. As long as they're not set in stone, other clan ideas can be modified to fit into the current world setting. You never know....

Well like I said, EVERYONE'S was really cool, so I've vowed to play at least one of the non-winning clans. Er, we CAN play as a non-official clan, right? As long as it's not grotesquely overpowered for the world setting and Thalar okays it?

On a separate note: How was everyone's writing experience? Did you approach this methodically or did it spring from an "Eureka! Moment"?

DeadPigeonGolem wrote:On a separate note: How was everyone's writing experience? Did you approach this methodically or did it spring from an "Eureka! Moment"?

Little from column A, little from column B. The contest started at one of the busiest times of year for me (I work in an American tax prep office), so I didn't have time for much thinking. So I took an old elven kingdom I came up with YEARS ago for an original AD&D world and used that as the ancestor nation on the surface, transferring important characters to the modern day underworld setting. The "Eureka! Moment" was when I finally got past the mental blocks keeping me constrained in the old setting, and then the changes just flowed.

Only problems with the method was that I had to change names, in case I ever want to use my original elven kingdom in a book, and the fact that if I ever find time to play the RPG here it'll be hard for me to play one of the Ailee'khevlani. Jey'andree's based on a character I RP'd for several years, she's a blast to play, and I'd SO want to play her again. I kinda doubt Thalar'd allow that.

I wish I wasn't so sick. This damn TB takes so much out of me I hardly find enough willpower to focus my thoughts coherently anymore. Still, I'm positive all of your entries are fantastic in their own rights, and I wish you all luck. I look forward to seeing who comes out on top!